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Here is a simply and rather rude experiment exploring how the process might be achieved. I've used a small orange.. for no other reason than it was the only citrus fruit in my kitchen this morning.. but some other fruits might be more appropriate.

The entire process will take a few months as the peel slowly shrinks, dries and hardens.. and the string used to create the desired shape repeatedly adjusted.

The whole thing wrapped very loosely at this stage... we just want to help it in the right direction. Right.. now we leave it for a few weeks.

Last edited by Clive on Sat Jul 22, 2017 10:36 am, edited 1 time in total.

Marvelous experiment, Clive. It reminds me of the process for making homemade Cointreau, which I observed at a friend's house in Geneva a few decades ago years ago--binding up an orange with string and suspending it above alcohol in a sealed jar for a few months. I don't remember further details (would share them if I did), but your starting point summons up the memory.